Table 27.16 shows, for the general government sector, the amount of taxation revenue collected in Australia during 2000-01 by level of government and by type of tax. Total taxation revenue collected during the period was $213,766m. Commonwealth government taxation revenue totalled $175,010m and accounted for 82% of total taxation revenue while total state and local government taxation revenue totalled $38,986m and accounted for 18% of total taxation revenue.

Income taxes continue to be the largest component of the Commonwealth Government's taxation revenue, although their proportion of the total in 2000-01 fell when compared with the previous year as a result of the introduction of GST and other tax changes. Property taxes continue to be the largest component of state and local governments' taxation revenue.

At the end of this section is an article looking at the impact of recent tax reforms.

27.16 TAXATION REVENUE, General government: All levels of government - 2000-01

Commonwealth

State and local

All Australiangovernments(a)

Type of tax

$m

$m

$m

Taxes on income

Income taxes levied on individuals

77,392

-

77,392

Income taxes levied on enterprises

42,221

-

42,221

Income taxes levied on non-residents

1,242

-

1,242

Total

120,855

-

120,855

Employers’ payroll taxes

General taxes (payroll tax)

-

9,512

9,322

Other employers’ labour force taxes

3,577

-

3,537

Total

3,577

9,512

12,859

Taxes on property

Taxes on immovable property

-

9,062

9,062

Taxes on financial and capital transactions

12

9,754

9,766

Total

12

18,817

18,829

Taxes on provision of goods and services

General taxes (sales tax)

1,976

-

1,976

Goods and services tax (GST)

23,854

-

23,854

Excise and levies

Crude oil and liquid petroleum gas (LPG)

12,447

-

12,447

Other excises

6,572

-

6,572

Agricultural production taxes

451

3

453

Levies on statutory corporations

-

14

14

Total

19,470

17

19,487

Taxes on international trade

4,606

-

4,606

Taxes on gambling

6

3,547

3,553

Taxes on insurance

-

2,402

2,402

Total

49,911

5,966

55,877

Taxes on use of goods and performance of activities

Motor vehicle taxes

-

4,030

4,030

Franchise taxes

-

325

325

Other

655

337

992

Total

655

4,692

5,347

Total taxes

175,010

38,986

213,766

(a) The sum of individual levels of government may not agree with totals for all levels of government, due to intergovernmental taxes.